TouchScreenTravels

Our Touch, your Travels…

This is a preview of the full content of our Provence’s Best app.

Please consider downloading this app to support small independent publishing and because:

All content is designed for mobile devices and works best there.
Detailed in-app maps will help you find sites using your device’s GPS.
The app works offline (one time upgrade required on Android versions).
All advertising (only present on Android versions) can be removed.

The app will also allow you to:

Add custom locations to the app map (your hotel…).
Create your own list of favourites as you browse.
Search the entire contents using a fast and simple text-search tool.
Make one-click phone calls (on phones).

Comtat Venaissin

The Pope's Country Estate in France

Look for the Comtat on a modern map and you won’t find it! Since 1791 the area has been incorporated within the Vaucluse département but before this it actually belonged to the Pope!

Holy Roman Empire

Prior to 1274 the territory on the left bank of the Rhône, technically part of the Holy Roman Empire, belonged to the Count of Provence who was independent of the French Crown. Following the death of Count Alphonso in 1271, the Comtat was passed to the Papacy and became the Comtat Venaissin with Venasque being nominated its capital.

Later, in 1320, Carpentras took over this role. Moreover, Avignon was acquired by the Papacy in 1348 and became an enclave within an enclave – it was never officially part of the Comtat Venaissin. See a map of the Comtat here.

Read the full content in the app